biecnan

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bauknijan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi͜yːk.nɑn/

Verb

bīecnan (West Saxon)

  1. to beckon, nod
  2. to show, indicate

Conjugation

Conjugation of bīecnan (weak, class 1)
infinitive bīecnan bīecnenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular bīecne bīecnede
second person singular bīecnest bīecnedest
third person singular bīecneþ bīecnede
plural bīecnaþ bīecnedon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular bīecne bīecnede
plural bīecnen bīecneden
imperative
singular bīecne
plural bīecnaþ
participle present past
bīecnende (ġe)bīecned

Descendants

  • Middle English: bekenen
    • English: beckon (through the Anglian form)
    • Scots: bekin
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